# Incident 19811208089209I: Doug DC915, Newark, NJ, December 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1981, 10:10 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8860-2025-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,819 total, 1,538 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208089209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEAVING PARKING AREA, WING TIP STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8860 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840319012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319012749I), Mar 19, 1984: Doug DC915 (N8860), Westmifflin, PA, Minor damage. A deer ran in front of the landing aircraft and was cut in half by the left main gear. The gear was damaged.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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